Synopsis:
A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent and a near-nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and a U.S. Air Force base. Has there been a Government cover-up? Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam, the MP's assistant, to find out the truth.
| Directed by: | David Drury |
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| Written by: | Martin Stellman |
| Release date: | 1986-05-09 |
| Runtime: | 96 minutes |
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| Tagline: | Just how far will a government go to hide the truth? |
Cast:
Gabriel Byrne
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Nicholas 'Nick' Mullen
Greta Scacchi
Nina Beckman
Nina Beckman
Denholm Elliott
Vernon Bayliss
Vernon Bayliss
Ian Bannen
Dennis Markham
Dennis Markham
Fulton Mackay
Victor Kingsbrook
Victor Kingsbrook
Bill Paterson
Jack Macleod
Jack Macleod
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Also known as:
- A Defesa do Reino
- Dilema de um Jornalista
- Em Defesa da Verdade
- Κατάσταση Εκτάκτου Ανάγκης